Rockfish Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Rockfish Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Raeford, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Rockfish Fire Department Inc reported income of $573k and spending of $405k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $450k to $573k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Rockfish Fire Department Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Savage Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($572k), The Mt Gretna Community Volunteer Fire Co ($573k) and Rocky Point Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($572k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $158k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $4,473, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 12 employees.